cross-cutting

British  

adjective

1. linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests

   a multi-agency, cross-cutting approach on drugs

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Example Sentences

The cross-cutting data on the Fed’s two mandates—price stability and full employment—argues for caution from policy makers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But the remaining 17 actions are cross-cutting and require executive consent.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Based on these cross-cutting relationships, the authors suggest that the ilmenite-rich layer sank prior to 4.22 billion years ago, which is consistent with it contributing to later volcanism seen on the lunar surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

There’s a compare-and-contrast element to their individual stories, underscored by frequent cross-cutting, though one would be hard put to pull any great meaning from the juxtapositions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Tommy explained the location of the cross-cutting and Jimmmie gave a whistle of dismay.

From The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier by Sherman, V. T.